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Featured Events

Join family and friends for this FREE festival with: Entertainment, Live Music, Children’s Crafts, Face Painting, Games, Food Trucks. During the performances on Saturday, enjoy a variety of refreshments available for purchase from one of the food trucks present at the festival!

Join us each week as we explore a different aspect of nature through hands-on activities and games! Children ages 6-12 are welcome to attend all classes open from 9 a.m. to noon. Space is limited, so call 713-274-4160 or go online at www.hcp4.net/mercersummercamp to sign up!

Zumba® Fitness

Volunteer instructor Juana Hernandez combines Latin and International music with a fun, calorie-torching, strength-training, and effective dance workout that is great for the body and mind. Aerobic attire is recommended. The class is limited to participants ages 13 and older. All participants under the age of 18 must present their Student I.D. or other proof of age.

Dancercise

This dance class gives an aerobic body workout that is safe and effective. Instructor Melissa Shrake leads the
fun through a variety of dance styles and music, including country-and-western, popular, hip hop, salsa, tango,
and merengue.

Zumba® Sentao

Volunteer instructor Juana Hernandez combines Latin and International music with a fun, calorie-torching, strength-training, and effective dance workout that is great for the body and mind. Aerobic attire is recommended. The class is limited to participants ages 13 and older. All participants under the age of 18 must present their Student I.D. or other proof of age.

Gardening

Join Volunteer Coordinator and Horticulturist Suzzanne
Chapman for plant grooming, pruning, and weeding in the Perennial Garden. Seek out what is
blooming and participate in plant identification to assist visitors. Learn about Texas native plants
and endangered species in the Conservation Garden. Dress for the weather with tennis shoes or
boots, gloves, and a hat. Sunscreen and water are recommended.

New: Zentangle Art Class

If you are looking for a new hobby and like to doodle, Zentangle is for
you! Zentangle is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful
images by drawing patterns. It is a meditative art form that is most often
drawn using a black pen on white paper. Volunteer instructor Senetta Young
teaches the basic Zentangle designs that anyone can draw anywhere. Stop by
the Center to see several beautiful Zentangle drawing samples.
Call 281-591-7830 or come by the Center to sign up. Supplies are
provided for the first class along with a list of supplies for future classes.

New: Adult Coloring Book Class

Explore the beautifully detailed illustrations and drawings
in an adult coloring book, and bring them to life using colorful
palettes and your imagination. In this class, the process of focusing
on colors and creation is very therapeutic in helping to relieve
anxiety and stress! Volunteer instructor Senetta Young uses the
color wheel to teach her students how colors work together to
create beautiful works of art.
Bring your favorite coloring book, coloring pencils, crayons,
or markers, and feel the anxiety and stress slip away as you color.
Call 281-591-7830 or come by the Center to sign up.